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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 2 december 2016
Song for 7-month- Neil Diamond to celebrate

old daughter moves career with world tour

John Legend to tears

JOHN CARUCCI
NICOLE EVATT Associated Press
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Di-
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. amond took “Song Sung
(AP) - John Legend’s fa- Blue” to the top of the
vorite track off his new al- charts, and now he prom-
bum, “Darkness and Light,” ises to leave “no song un-
was written for a very spe- sung” when he takes the
cial lady: His 7-month-old stage next year for a world
daughter, Luna. tour. The 75-year-old sing-
“When I played it for her er-songwriter promises to
and Chrissy for the first play the highlights of his dis-
time, I just started crying cography on his upcoming
because it felt so real to “50 Year Anniversary World
me and felt so appropri- Tour” — including songs he
ate for how I feel as a new In this Nov. 21, 2016 photo, wrote for the 1960s TV rock Neil Diamond performs at the 84th Annual Rockefeller Center
father,” Legend said of the singer-songwriter John Leg- band The Monkees. Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016,
end poses for a portrait at the
melancholy ballad titled Sunset Marquis Hotel in West “Especially stuff from The in New York.
“Right by You (For Luna).” Hollywood, Calif., to promote Monkees,” Diamond told Associated Press
The Grammy-winning sing- his new album “Darkness and The Associated Press be- ed States, North America, thing. Let it all wash over
er welcomed his first child Light.” fore taking the stage at and then we will find other them, and make sure ev-
with wife Chrissy Teigen in Associated Press the annual lighting of the places to go,” he said. erybody has a great time.”
April. Christmas tree at Rock- The Grammy winner’s hits He said performing at the
In “Right by You” Legend ro “Penthouse Floor,” while efeller Center on Wednes- also include “Cracklin’ tree lighting ceremony was
ponders the kind of person Legend sings with former day night. Diamond wrote Rosie,” ‘’Sweet Caroline” like “coming home.”
his daughter will become. collaborator Miguel on the several songs for the band, and “Love on the Rocks.” “I walked these streets.
“New parents have ques- smooth jam “Overload,” including “I’m a Believer,” He has sold over 125 million I went hungry in these
tions more than they have about his life in the lime- which has sold more than albums and has been in- streets, and I’m happy to
answers and that’s what light. Legend reteamed 10 million copies. ducted into the Rock & Roll be back and to be wel-
we wanted the song to with “All of Me” director The first leg of the tour kicks Hall of Fame and the Song- comed by the New York-
reflect,” Legend, 37, said Nabil Elderkin to film cou- off in Fresno, California, on writers Hall of Fame. ers.” Diamond promises to
in an interview last week. ples highlighting various April 7, and goes through Diamond said he feels en- pull out all the stops on his
“You know, will you live like social issues in the music August, including a stop ergized when he performs tour. “They can expect me
me? Will you look like me? video for his carpe-diem in New York in June. Other for his fans. “People have to give everything I possibly
Will you have your mother’s anthem “Love Me Now.” stops include Atlanta, Dal- been loyal and listening to can. I will leave no stone
fire? Will you think like me?” Along with images of his las and Los Angeles. you for years, so you just unturned, and no song
The Hollywood couple’s wife and daughter, the vid- “We play all over the Unit- want to give them every- unsung.”q
passionate love story per- eo features couples from a
meates Legend’s fifth refugee camp in Northern Selena Gomez rules Instagram
studio album, out Friday. Iraq and North Dakota’s
It’s his first album in three Standing Rock Reservation,
years, following the mas- where members demon- 2016 with most followers, likes
sive success of the No. 1 strated against the Dakota
hit, “All of Me,” and Oscar Access pipeline. Another million and 68.9 million fol-
and Grammy wins for “Glo- scene follows a survivor of lowers, respectively) to top
ry” from the film “Selma.” the Pulse nightclub massa- the site’s list of most popu-
“The theme of ‘Darkness cre in Orlando. lar celebs. The only men
and Light’ is it’s that idea “I didn’t want all these among the top 10 were
that there is trouble in the conditions in the world to soccer star Cristiano Ron-
world, there is darkness, happen for the album to aldo (82.3 million followers)
there is uncertainty, but we feel so timely and for the and Dwayne Johnson (71
have light. We have love video to feel so timely, million followers).
in our lives that we can but they have happened Gomez also had eight of
hold on to,” he said. “We and they are happening,” the 10 most popular ce-
named our daughter Luna, Legend said. “Hopefully lebrity photos and seven of
which literally is the moon, it will help people kind of the top 10 celebrity videos.
the light in the darkness.” get through that and give Her most popular picture,
The crooner stays true to them ... some warmth in In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, Selena Gomez arrives at the with 5.2 million likes, is an
his soul and gospel roots the winter and some light American Music Awards in Los Angeles. ad for Coke. It shows the
on “Darkness,” while weav- in the darkness.” Associated Press singer in a red dress, her lips
ing in his signature pop in- He also hopes his passion around a red-striped straw
flections. He recruited Ala- for social justice translates LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sele- was responsible for nearly in a bottle she holds with
bama Shakes’ producer to one fan in particular his na Gomez rules Instagram. all of the most-liked celeb- long red fingernails. Other
Blake Mills for the project, daughter. The photo-sharing site re- rity posts in 2016. popular snaps show her
and even duets with the “I want her to know that leased its year-end data Gomez beat out bestie performing onstage and
Shakes’ Brittany Howard she’s in a privileged place, Thursday showing the Taylor Swift (93.6 million posing with a fan. Ronaldo
for the sultry title track. but that there’s a lot of 24-year-old pop star has followers), Beyonce (88.9 posted the other two pho-
Chance the Rapper ap- people that are less privi- the most followers of any million followers) and Kylie tos on the list: both of him
pears on the funky and ret- leged. q celebrity (103 million) and and Kendall Jenner (79.5 with the Euro 2016 trophy.